Student review [#16355] for International Relations and Arabic
at University of Westminster

I would certainly recommend the University of Westminster; the support available to students is fantastic and helped me get through my degree with ease. In the few moments when I needed support, my tutors and course leaders were only too happy to help.

The university is an accessible environment, the libraries are well-stocked and comfortable to work in, and I never felt as though I couldn’t ask for help. The quality of teaching was good, although we had fewer contact hours than other courses. I would have preferred more contact hours, however with out-of-classroom support available I didn’t feel as though this was a huge hindrance.

Social life at Westminster was good, with a variety of events held at the Harrow campus. There were some opportunities to socialise in the central London campuses, however, if you’re looking for the party scene Westminster probably isn’t for you. It’s a fairly small university in comparison to some – and certainly feels like it – so the social side is great in the first year, but once you move out of halls there aren’t a lot of gatherings or activities planned unless you plan them yourself. I didn’t mind this, as I attended as a mature student, and felt like the university was more about education than the social life.